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Prayer
One of the most common of human spiritual practices is prayer. Prayer is found across the world in a variety of forms, and employs a wide variety of techniques and methods of articulation. At its heart, prayer is the formal or deliberate stating of an intention for oneself or for another person or groups of persons, or even for a situation. That is, a person desires that a certain thing will happen, or a particular state of being or set of circumstances be achieved, and they formulate that intention into words. This is the essence of prayer. In traditions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, the prayers are directed to God, who serves as the one who listens to and receives such stated intentions or prayers. But prayer is also found in Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism and Wicca, and indigenous and traditional societies across the globe. It is a well-nigh universal human practice. What is unique in Christian prayer is how this practice is grounded in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, and how it is often directed to him in a conversational manner, as if face-to-face. |
The Spiritual Disciplines of Jesus |
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In this video, Craig Pesti-Strobel examines the Way of Prayer, which is foundational to all the Spiritual Practices that make up Jesus' Way of Ways. Prayer is the fire in the crucible of the human heart that forges and purifies our lives according to the Path of Jesus. |